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this was the very edge of time and now it's almost downtown washington, d.c.. this is in chinatown. >> we are here at calvary baptist church because of a real important event that happened in the temperance movement. when that happened in 1895. that was when the anti-saloon league had its first meeting in this building. he recruited a college senior named wayne wheeler. wheeler became the asl is general counsel and he was, i like to call him the karl rove of his day. he is the guy who invented pressure politics. how the asl was going to squeeze these different politicians to force them to vote dry, and not running wet. they met here in this building in 1895 and began a national strategy of how the asl is going to turn the country dry. one of the things they decided was to go after the state's first. by the states, they got the states to allow local option laws, when there was a local option law in place that meant the church allies of asl, and these were an evangelical protestants, could you their political influence to enforce the county to go dry. you still s
this was the very edge of time and now it's almost downtown washington, d.c.. this is in chinatown. >> we are here at calvary baptist church because of a real important event that happened in the temperance movement. when that happened in 1895. that was when the anti-saloon league had its first meeting in this building. he recruited a college senior named wayne wheeler. wheeler became the asl is general counsel and he was, i like to call him the karl rove of his day. he is the guy who...
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kimberly dozier in washington has more on that part of the story. story. >> reporter: this is yemeni government video of its u.s.-trained counter-terrorist teams at work. but cbs news has lshed exclusively that recent combined air and ground assaults against al qaeda in december were american-led, according to a u.s. special prayings expert who trains yemeni officers. >> that was very much something executed by the united states but with very heavy support by the yemeni government. it was cruise missile strikes, in combination with military units on the ground, but it was a very disik signal from the obama administration that they are serious in assisting yemen remove these al qaeda facilities from its soil. >> reporter: the target, al qaeda of the arabian peninsula, an affiliate of osama bin laden's group with a popular following in yemen. the yemeni offshoot claimed responsibility for the attempted airliner bombing on christmas day, but american counter-terrorist teams have been track al qaeda in yemen since the uss "cole" bombing in 2000 and the
kimberly dozier in washington has more on that part of the story. story. >> reporter: this is yemeni government video of its u.s.-trained counter-terrorist teams at work. but cbs news has lshed exclusively that recent combined air and ground assaults against al qaeda in december were american-led, according to a u.s. special prayings expert who trains yemeni officers. >> that was very much something executed by the united states but with very heavy support by the yemeni government....
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the john hopkins school for evidence international studies in washington, d.c. hosts this 90 minute event. >> my name is bruce, the director of the russian studies program, and i am very pleased to welcome you to this lecture by dr. r. g. brown. the even is co-sponsored by sais and st. ns college was this part of oxford university where dr. brown spent most of his professional career. archie brown is emeritus professor of politics at the university of oxford emeritus fellow of st. antony's college. he began his academic career with doctoral studies of the london school of economics and political science where he worked with leonard shapiro was the giants in the development of russian soviet studies in the west. from lsd, he moved to a lectureship in the department of politics and [applause] university and then on to oxford. the following decades he was a visiting professor of yale, columbia university and university of texas austin. in 1998 he was distinguished visiting fellow at the kellogg institute of international studies at the university of notre dame. i a
the john hopkins school for evidence international studies in washington, d.c. hosts this 90 minute event. >> my name is bruce, the director of the russian studies program, and i am very pleased to welcome you to this lecture by dr. r. g. brown. the even is co-sponsored by sais and st. ns college was this part of oxford university where dr. brown spent most of his professional career. archie brown is emeritus professor of politics at the university of oxford emeritus fellow of st....
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and i did because i wanted to make a living in boston and not move to washington. [laughter] >> excuse me. and when it went back to my folder i had a brilliant idea. i would write a little book about the making of this map, and it would come out in 2007, timed perfectly to coincide with the 500th anniversary of the naming of america. and i barely made it to 2009. [laughter] >> what happened? why did it take me longer than i expected? the simple answer is i just got sucked in. and i thought when i came to the map that i was going to be focusing on the new world and particularly this naming of america. very quickly, as john suggested, i started just seeing more and more in the map and feeling as though there was an opportunity to do a much more comprehends a book that would survey the map as a whole and could be an excuse for doing a kind of geographical and intellectual adventure story, with a mad kind of as the backdrop. so what struck me most was it wasn't just one world that's depicted here. it's actually many worlds. if you just change your perspective is what i
and i did because i wanted to make a living in boston and not move to washington. [laughter] >> excuse me. and when it went back to my folder i had a brilliant idea. i would write a little book about the making of this map, and it would come out in 2007, timed perfectly to coincide with the 500th anniversary of the naming of america. and i barely made it to 2009. [laughter] >> what happened? why did it take me longer than i expected? the simple answer is i just got sucked in. and i...
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transfer, how did you work on the transformation agreement affected personally endwise this one event in washington your only event when you speak so often on your other books? >> it is inappropriate final question. it affected me personally. and that it set me off on a circumnavigation of the world of evil. and, as circumnavigating the world of evil and injustice against the jews and other groups, the further i go the more i end up at the same point. and i always end up where i started. so it has done that to me. as to why this is my only event, because i choose to. >> i want to thank rabbi weinblatt flory stimulating discussion and a very importantr as you say, still covers and offers a very powerful message for us. >> thank you. thank you. thank you. >> edwin black is the author of many books including ibm and the holocaust, the war against the weekend inteal combustion. he is the editor of the cutting edge news. for more information that the transfer agreement.com. john cassidy, a frequent contributor to the new york review of books argues free-market economic theories failed to take into accou
transfer, how did you work on the transformation agreement affected personally endwise this one event in washington your only event when you speak so often on your other books? >> it is inappropriate final question. it affected me personally. and that it set me off on a circumnavigation of the world of evil. and, as circumnavigating the world of evil and injustice against the jews and other groups, the further i go the more i end up at the same point. and i always end up where i started....
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then they went to washington, and they sat in and took over buildings in the health department and so on, and locked themselves in like it was civil rights movement. and they refused to leave, and they were arrested and thrown out. a lot of them were injured badly that you don't know what it's like to be turned over by a horse or a policeman when you're in a wheelchair. but the one. now, who remembers? now they have a curb ramp. right? and we step over it or we'll update and are completely unaware that people took great risks and probably risks to their health, risks to their career, may have shortened their allies in fighting for that ramp. and there are many, many examples of this. another favorite of mine is the idea of a vacation. now, this may be a disappearing dream in america. i understand that, but the idea of a vacation, the idea of a 40 hour week, no child labor, these were ideas that were promoted 150 years ago by people like karl marx, if i may utter the words. karl marx did not create the soviet union. karl marx was a 19th century radical who sat around trying to figure o
then they went to washington, and they sat in and took over buildings in the health department and so on, and locked themselves in like it was civil rights movement. and they refused to leave, and they were arrested and thrown out. a lot of them were injured badly that you don't know what it's like to be turned over by a horse or a policeman when you're in a wheelchair. but the one. now, who remembers? now they have a curb ramp. right? and we step over it or we'll update and are completely...
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and we have a national security reporter from "the washington post," joining us now live from washington. good morning. >> good morning, again. >> okay, so, what are you learning today? >> well, some surprises and some new mysteries to chew on. one of the bigger things is this bomber had never been inside this base, had never actually seen any of these americans before he got onto the base to blow himself up. he essentially was brought on for the very first time by an afghan driver. once he got on to the base, he detonated the device. we also found out the cia had actually tried to put in some basic security precautions. they had brought the guy over to a place in the base that was essentially abandoned, and they tried to search him, and the minute they went to search him he blew himself up and the cia officers were close enough to him, some as many as a few yards to 50 yards away, and they were killed or wounded in this explosion. >> did you get any word as to whether he actually was a double agent? there are conflicting reports. >> a double agent or maybe a triple agent. >> right. >> o
and we have a national security reporter from "the washington post," joining us now live from washington. good morning. >> good morning, again. >> okay, so, what are you learning today? >> well, some surprises and some new mysteries to chew on. one of the bigger things is this bomber had never been inside this base, had never actually seen any of these americans before he got onto the base to blow himself up. he essentially was brought on for the very first time by...
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cnn's samantha hayes has more from washington tonight. >> reporter: on the southern tip of the arabian peninsula where the red sea meets the indian ocean is yemen, where a strike just last month killed three al qaeda members suspected of targeting the u.s. embassy for attack. cnn learned a fourth was captured with his suicide vest on, according to a senior u.s. military official. now, the u.s. and british embassies have been closed because of continued threats in the area. >> there are indications al qaeda is planning to carry out an attack against target inside sanad, possibly our embassy. >> reporter: president barack obama in his weekly address tied al qaeda operatives in yemen to the attempted bombing of a northwest jet christmas day. the suspect, a 23-year-old nigerian, abdulmutallab, received training. a lack of coordination among u.s. government agencies failed to keep him off the plane. >> there is no smoking gun piece of intelligence out there that said he was a terrorist, going to carry out this attack against that aircraft. we had bits and pieces of information. >> reporter:
cnn's samantha hayes has more from washington tonight. >> reporter: on the southern tip of the arabian peninsula where the red sea meets the indian ocean is yemen, where a strike just last month killed three al qaeda members suspected of targeting the u.s. embassy for attack. cnn learned a fourth was captured with his suicide vest on, according to a senior u.s. military official. now, the u.s. and british embassies have been closed because of continued threats in the area. >> there...
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he worked on the washington post his whole life. and it was all in washington post stock. i didn't get that one. when herblock was hired by katharine graham's brand father, the paper wasn't making any money at all. we had printers' retired as millionaires. he took this money and back were the foundation money came from. we are giving away because we believed in. to remind people of who herblock was and who he stood for, he would be 100 years old this october 13th, a couple weeks ago. we created a lecture for herblock. a big award for a cartoonist. the senator spoke to was. all kinds of wonderful lecturers giving awards. we also thought about creating a book to show people what herblock did. that was the background for this effort. it is a collaborative effort on the part of the foundation. i did the writing on the narrative and tried to put it into context. i am very proud of this book. really proud of it. if you look at it, this is a piece of history. you look at the range of herblock, he would be 100 years old now but his career as a cartoonist started with the crash in
he worked on the washington post his whole life. and it was all in washington post stock. i didn't get that one. when herblock was hired by katharine graham's brand father, the paper wasn't making any money at all. we had printers' retired as millionaires. he took this money and back were the foundation money came from. we are giving away because we believed in. to remind people of who herblock was and who he stood for, he would be 100 years old this october 13th, a couple weeks ago. we created...
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he also served as superintendent of the washington, d.c. political system from 1996 to 1998. for more information, visit usni.org. ..
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it got so bad that the "washington times" published an editorial that said this. in part. how ridiculous could things become? this ridiculous. if workers need to hammer a hole in the wall of -- to install wiring and cable for internet access, the work creates a fire code violation. when a janitor moves furniture into the hallway to clean and buff the floors in a classroom, the work creates a fire code violation. etc. and as far as the judge was concerned, any fire code violation required the school be closed. on the positive side however, we recruited partners for all of our 160 plus schools, partners being mom and pop shops, interests, business, individuals, to come in and help the principal to be available to him or her. i had six schools, the last six have a partner. they're all east of anacostia. i went to see doc cook and some of you may know doc cook from the pentagon. doc, i need some help. he was the mayor there. i don't believe this. the last time that happened -- the last time that happened, i found colin powell sitting in front of me. he said give me that phone.
it got so bad that the "washington times" published an editorial that said this. in part. how ridiculous could things become? this ridiculous. if workers need to hammer a hole in the wall of -- to install wiring and cable for internet access, the work creates a fire code violation. when a janitor moves furniture into the hallway to clean and buff the floors in a classroom, the work creates a fire code violation. etc. and as far as the judge was concerned, any fire code violation...
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george washington carver got plastic out of soybeans. you can get fuel out of them, you can eat them, and it is very important that we understand that our corn and our soybeans are very key parts of the illinois economy. 40% of our economy comes from agriculture. we need to honor those who till our land, who plow our fields, and they are very special people who work very hard. they have a tremendous work ethic and i really honor all of those in illinois agriculture. we have to work with them to grow our opportunities to export our products, to take our bio products and convert them into plastics or other goods and services that make a difference around the world. the shedd aquarium is the largest aquarium in the world, the most visited aquarium in the world. it is located in our state in chicago. they have a soybean roof. they discovered that you can take soybeans, convert them to pay, a white paint, and roll that paint onto an asphalt roof like the shedd aquarium, 75-year result, and that white root -- white paint reflects the sun off t
george washington carver got plastic out of soybeans. you can get fuel out of them, you can eat them, and it is very important that we understand that our corn and our soybeans are very key parts of the illinois economy. 40% of our economy comes from agriculture. we need to honor those who till our land, who plow our fields, and they are very special people who work very hard. they have a tremendous work ethic and i really honor all of those in illinois agriculture. we have to work with them to...
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that's harold washington's city. harold washington was the first black mayor of chicago elected in 1983. against the conservative back drop of ronald reagan's america in 1980 there are really rays of light in harold washington's chicago which inspires jesse jkson to run for president in 1984 and '88. so chicago and jesse jackson really impact the country's evolution from black power to barack obama. the jackson campaign is a very interesting one because it's those campaigns that change the democratic party's primary rules to proportional representation from a winner- take-all system. without the jackson campaign, hillary clinton would have been the democratic party's nominee in 2008. >> suarez: the chicago that schools barack obama in politics is not only harold washington's chicago, it's also jesse jackson's chicago and louis fair kahn's chicago, the johnson family of ebony and jet magazine. aren't a lot of different ways of being black in america proposed during this era? >> absolutely. another person in chicago th
that's harold washington's city. harold washington was the first black mayor of chicago elected in 1983. against the conservative back drop of ronald reagan's america in 1980 there are really rays of light in harold washington's chicago which inspires jesse jkson to run for president in 1984 and '88. so chicago and jesse jackson really impact the country's evolution from black power to barack obama. the jackson campaign is a very interesting one because it's those campaigns that change the...
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covering washington like no other. "washington journal" continues. host: our guest now is victoria mcgrane who has this piece today on the fed chairman. the headline says that the bernanke vote may roil market. guest: it looks as though he will have the vote, but it is still unclear how tight it could be. some analysts say the bruising and a really tight vote could send a certain signals to the market that the fed, its independence is under question. there will be a lot of scrutiny from congress going forward. that always tends to make the market skittish. host: what does this say about the political year? guest: there's a lot of anger out there and everyone is looking for a scapegoat. part of the pitch democratic leaders are making to members is that this is not the only chance you have to show voters you are angry also. we have the jobs bill, the other reform -- this vote dire consequences. there will file for cloture as early as today which would set a vote for no later than thursday or friday. senators do not like to stick around for a friday vot
covering washington like no other. "washington journal" continues. host: our guest now is victoria mcgrane who has this piece today on the fed chairman. the headline says that the bernanke vote may roil market. guest: it looks as though he will have the vote, but it is still unclear how tight it could be. some analysts say the bruising and a really tight vote could send a certain signals to the market that the fed, its independence is under question. there will be a lot of scrutiny...
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"washington journal" taking your calls and e-mail every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> after a while, it sinks in. you have lost it, you did not own it anymore. you are trespassing. that hear hurts. >> this week, a discussion on "american casino," an award winning documentary on the impact of subprime mortgages on minorities. >> now available, c-span's book, "abraham lincoln," is a unique and contemporary perspective on lincoln from 56 scholars, journalists, and writers. "abraham lincoln," in hardback at your favorite a bookseller. b
"washington journal" taking your calls and e-mail every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> after a while, it sinks in. you have lost it, you did not own it anymore. you are trespassing. that hear hurts. >> this week, a discussion on "american casino," an award winning documentary on the impact of subprime mortgages on minorities. >> now available, c-span's book, "abraham lincoln," is a unique and contemporary perspective on lincoln from 56 scholars,...
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. >> washington journal taking your calls and emails live every morning starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> monday on the communicators. rod beckstrom on c-span 2. >> after a while, i really think it's gone. you've lost it. you don't own it anymore. you are trespassing. it hurts. my possessions are now in a storage bin. this week on "q&a." american casino. the award winning documentry on the impact of subprime mortgages on minorities. >> now a look at 2010 hosted by the economist magazine. we'll show you four parts of this conference. this is just under an hour. [applause] >> sometimes, somebody else's misfortune to lose your benefit i am in the lucky position of being one of those lucky beneficiaries. meanwhile, i did to spend time with four of my heroes. this is going to be a great treat for me and i hope it will be a great treat for you and the panelists. as we think about 2010, it is great to think about all the innovation that will be happening. these four people are reasons to be optimistic. and dean cain -- it did not come here by segue, but could have if h
. >> washington journal taking your calls and emails live every morning starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> monday on the communicators. rod beckstrom on c-span 2. >> after a while, i really think it's gone. you've lost it. you don't own it anymore. you are trespassing. it hurts. my possessions are now in a storage bin. this week on "q&a." american casino. the award winning documentry on the impact of subprime mortgages on minorities. >> now a...
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club in washington d.c. hosted the talk. >> it is good to be here and to be the capstone speaker for this year. i am going to talk about the topic of my book but much more broadly about the muslim world, the united states's perspective on relations with the muslim world and where do we go from here with the muslim world? for much of the past decade since the events of 9/11 we talked a lot about the muslim world. in our media it has become part of the language of our politics. it matters a lot to us. thinking often is the united states or the muslim world are not on the right path -- not on the same page. we fought a lot about how to fix that relationship and particularly think about writing those things that are not going right. that context, that worries us more than the question of extremism. the perception that the muslim world thinks too much about conservative ideas and too permissive towards extremism and this is something that will be addressed for policy consent. much of that is quite true. extremism
club in washington d.c. hosted the talk. >> it is good to be here and to be the capstone speaker for this year. i am going to talk about the topic of my book but much more broadly about the muslim world, the united states's perspective on relations with the muslim world and where do we go from here with the muslim world? for much of the past decade since the events of 9/11 we talked a lot about the muslim world. in our media it has become part of the language of our politics. it matters a...
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chris: keowa, washington next. independent line. stpwhrao good morni john: i would like to ask the individual why it is his understanding why our nationñr doesn't engage our own citizenry to the level that we expect other nations to engage their citizenry in regard to this drug probl problem. our nation predominantly is creating the need for it. other nations' citizens are supplying it. why don't we apply the same pressure and intensity of effort in our own land? thank you. guest: well, that is an excellent question. as a matter of fact, it is a question mexican governments have been asking american governments at least since i can remember, sense 1969 when the first crisis occurred with president nixon who had recently opinion inaugurated. i think that the answer lies in the fact that highly industrialized societies like the united states an western europe, now eastern europe, russia in particular, have a certain degree of drug consumption. there is a certain percentage of people in these societies, big middle class societies with
chris: keowa, washington next. independent line. stpwhrao good morni john: i would like to ask the individual why it is his understanding why our nationñr doesn't engage our own citizenry to the level that we expect other nations to engage their citizenry in regard to this drug probl problem. our nation predominantly is creating the need for it. other nations' citizens are supplying it. why don't we apply the same pressure and intensity of effort in our own land? thank you. guest: well, that...
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washington -- i think that washington will change obama. i'm disappointed. we're all christians. but only god knows who is christian and who is not. republicans when they were in office put this country in the worst situation that we could be in. this guy sitting there talking, he realizes what the republicans did to this country. how in the world can you sit there with a straight face it and say what you say? i told people that obama would get some jobs in hear. the republicans -- the republicans did not do a day's work since they were in office. we are paying them some $100,000 per year to a creek. how many jobs did the republicans make? not one. guest: i think that he is emblematic of many people's an ger out there when they look at washington as a dysfunctional entity good with democrats and republicans. as a political strategist a think both karen are aware that the american public has increasingly desired fast results. it is one of the down sides of technology. people are looking for the instant reaction and also for the instant solut
washington -- i think that washington will change obama. i'm disappointed. we're all christians. but only god knows who is christian and who is not. republicans when they were in office put this country in the worst situation that we could be in. this guy sitting there talking, he realizes what the republicans did to this country. how in the world can you sit there with a straight face it and say what you say? i told people that obama would get some jobs in hear. the republicans -- the...
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"washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. here on c-span. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> and now federal reserve chair ben bernanke talks about policy. he spoke to economists about the need for additional financial regulation to prevent housing bubbles. this event was held in atlanta at vanderbilt university. this portion is over 40 minutes. >> welcome to this event. it's an honor and pleasure to introduce this morning's speaker, ben bernanke. he will speak for about 40 minutes and take four or five questions and then try catch his plane. ben and i have similar academic pedigrees, we both have the same undergraduate thesis advisor, dale mortingson, and our thesis on the same subject. we both learned academes at m.i.t., and then ben became one of the most powerful people in the world and my only claim to fame is having been briefly ben's landlord. a decade ago ben and martin published a definitive paper claiming how decreasing values affect the society. and t
"washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. here on c-span. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> and now federal reserve chair ben bernanke talks about policy. he spoke to economists about the need for additional financial regulation to prevent housing bubbles. this event was held in atlanta at vanderbilt university. this portion is over 40 minutes. >> welcome to this event. it's an honor and pleasure to...
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earlier we asked the hockey superstar if he is overwhelmed by all of his success. >> in washington it is a pretty cool thing. you go in a shop or you buy some stuff and shopping and people just say hey alex, good game last night, critical game. it is very fun. >> one more interesting thing, this tough guy on the ice actually admit that had he cries at movies. well, actually, so do i. go figure. finally, let's have some fun, some fast fun, some of the best work happened this year when our reporters got right in the middle of the action in this case, speeding through the turn at 120 miles per hour at the famous dover international speedway for chris miller it was time to start your engine to see if he could survive the notorious monster mile. >> chris miller and don knee knew birring here's dover international stairway, year two of the monster mile experience, got the fan experience and i'm going behind the wheel, time to go drive. ten laps of fun, let's get it done. >> it's official, here is my pit pass and my name on it. if anything happens, put it in my meme mores. >> are now a semip
earlier we asked the hockey superstar if he is overwhelmed by all of his success. >> in washington it is a pretty cool thing. you go in a shop or you buy some stuff and shopping and people just say hey alex, good game last night, critical game. it is very fun. >> one more interesting thing, this tough guy on the ice actually admit that had he cries at movies. well, actually, so do i. go figure. finally, let's have some fun, some fast fun, some of the best work happened this year...
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host: this is a piece in the "washington *." -- washington times." they write that nearly 27,000 people are facing serious federal charges related to immigration in 2009. the chief justice has a report on the judiciary. three-fourths of the people enter the united states after being sent home before. what about the aspects of this that are against the law, even if this is shrinking? guest: the numbers are in line with the economic progress in the country. this shows that long before president bush was enforcing this strategy, the numbers would go up and down if jobs were available. the question is what is driving people to come to the united states. the major issue is economic prosperity. when the recession hits, people did not come as much. but we know that this will not last. all the predictions are moving out of the recession. and there will be a growth in jobs. what this means is that if this is killed by the economic needs, then the legal immigration will have to be addressed. -- the illegal immigration will have to be addressed. we have 12 mill
host: this is a piece in the "washington *." -- washington times." they write that nearly 27,000 people are facing serious federal charges related to immigration in 2009. the chief justice has a report on the judiciary. three-fourths of the people enter the united states after being sent home before. what about the aspects of this that are against the law, even if this is shrinking? guest: the numbers are in line with the economic progress in the country. this shows that long...
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also with us on washington journal was republican representative pete hoekstra of michigan, the ranking member of the intelligence committee. >> host: we talk now with representative pete, congressman you will be getting a briefing today by the administration on the christmas day bombing attempt. what do you want to know? >> guest: there's a couple of things i want to know. number one this is kind of personal for me i come from steve michigan and this was an attack on the largest city of detroit, so we have any indication at all that detroit was picked for a specific reason and this is an indication that it may be a target sometime again in the future or was detroit just a choice of convenience? it could have been atlantic or minneapolis, could have been new york or any other city. the guy was just getting to detroit. and the second thing is i really want to find out why after fort hood which had very much the same footprint the american-born radical clerk in yemen, it had al qaeda of the arabian peninsula and it was an attack on america. what steps did the administration take immediate
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this morning on "the washington journal." we want to get your thoughts on the culture in washington. does it need to change bailout for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001. for independents, 202-628-0205. -- does it need to change? we begin this morning with this article, "washington culture leaves little hope for change." when asked this week, "70% believe that the government was unhealthy or in need of large reform. that is up from 43% just after the election of george w. bush. to the degree that they could send a message out of massachusetts, it was not a message to obama, it was a message about what is going on in washington. the better answer lies in the culture of the capital, where every problem is seen less as an issue to be resolved and more as a tool for a political position, where every position is automatically a failed by the other side's 24/7 political attack machine. with lawmakers failing to meet a compromise, they are failing their own party activists. this culture makes a retreat to partis
this morning on "the washington journal." we want to get your thoughts on the culture in washington. does it need to change bailout for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001. for independents, 202-628-0205. -- does it need to change? we begin this morning with this article, "washington culture leaves little hope for change." when asked this week, "70% believe that the government was unhealthy or in need of large reform. that is up from 43% just after...
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they are in washington, d.c.. next a look at ford motor company. put out by this restaurant, and they have given you the "don't give up the ship" award. what have you done that has led to your decision not needing government money? guest: the most important thing is we had a plan we were working on. we've got financing a bit earlier than others as well. we were able to see what was coming. i think we are proud of the fact we did not take government money. we are showing our plan is working with great third quarter results. in general, we are proud of the accomplishment. we have great products private what we do, and with our focus on quality, we are doing well. host: what are you worried most about? guest: we still need to see the of economy and approved. we did see the economy improves. that would be a big help. -- see the economy improve. host: what is the message to congress today about policy? guest: it is a partnership. together, we can do things better the national program on fuel economy in greenhouse gases was a good example of working toge
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not a single minister in washington, d.c. would marry them. the black community wrote them hostile letters for the rest of their life, how dare you marry a white woman and the white community wrote hostile letters, how dare you marry a black man. guess who agreed to officiate? frederick grimke agreed to officiate, and it was almost as if the circumstance is he will was complete for angelina grimke. she's really to the very end of her life, someone who lives her principles, and suffers for that. i mean, paid for that dearly. yeah. somebody else had one more question. yeah? >> in the campaign for the presidency, did wives participate in those days? >> jefferson davis never campaigned. he was sifting, you know, she says, we were clipping our roses in the rose garden when someone rode up and said, guess what? you're the president of the confederacy. julia, it would be hard -- she did not campaign. she did not understand most of the issues involved in politics. but she recounts in her memoir that they're sitting at the table. he was veryters. he wa
not a single minister in washington, d.c. would marry them. the black community wrote them hostile letters for the rest of their life, how dare you marry a white woman and the white community wrote hostile letters, how dare you marry a black man. guess who agreed to officiate? frederick grimke agreed to officiate, and it was almost as if the circumstance is he will was complete for angelina grimke. she's really to the very end of her life, someone who lives her principles, and suffers for that....
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washington. we didn't find that acceptable. it has to be named malcolm x. we fought them around that issue. it is named malcolm x now. [applause] the interesting thing i will share with you, my comrades -- essentially ended up as a lawyer. in 1967, there were new forces on the block. bobby rush and fred hampton. we were trying to imagine what was going on. we were not that concerned because at that point we were pretty strong on campus and we were very cordial in march of '68, we organized a demonstration that involved teachers and students and protests of students that had gone murdered at orangeburg, south carolina. this preceded can stay. national guard killed a bunch of young black students on campus. and of course dr. king was killed in april and we had this mass of memorial, probably -- i left in june. i was finishing at the same time we were organizing -- i was a bus driver at the time and we organized the largest tract in the history of the city in 68. at the big rally which involved many people that had been involved with us at the time, some of yo
washington. we didn't find that acceptable. it has to be named malcolm x. we fought them around that issue. it is named malcolm x now. [applause] the interesting thing i will share with you, my comrades -- essentially ended up as a lawyer. in 1967, there were new forces on the block. bobby rush and fred hampton. we were trying to imagine what was going on. we were not that concerned because at that point we were pretty strong on campus and we were very cordial in march of '68, we organized a...
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washington leading washington sta state. gaddy goes in easily and scores and that's another example of washington state not recognizing on defense. and ken bone talked to his players about that yesterday. he said this might be the quietest team he has ever been around. he said we have to communicate on defense. tell your teammates where you are. 6:47 to play. 74-53. coming to from you seattle, washington, bank of america arena. and the washington state cougars led by four at halftime, but it's been all huskies in the second half. >> miles: things are coming too easy for the university of washington. it's just a lay-up drill out there. they're getting in the papts anytime they want. they have 32 points in the paint tonight, 18 of them in the second half. and they're just shooting wide open lay-ups. >> steve: washington when they win it's because of defense, not offense. even though they lead the league in scoring at 81 points per game. but their defense paves the way for their offense and they limited washington state to a mi
washington leading washington sta state. gaddy goes in easily and scores and that's another example of washington state not recognizing on defense. and ken bone talked to his players about that yesterday. he said this might be the quietest team he has ever been around. he said we have to communicate on defense. tell your teammates where you are. 6:47 to play. 74-53. coming to from you seattle, washington, bank of america arena. and the washington state cougars led by four at halftime, but it's...
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. >>> high winds and freezing temperatures are making for miserable situations in washington. a wind gust took out this giant tree and power lines there. crews spent yesterday trying to repair the damage. the downed power lines caused a minor power outage but customers there quickly got back on line. >>> we're not the only ones getting hammered by the cold arctic winds. all up and down the east coast people are braving bone-chilling temperatures and many folks opted to stay indoors, others decided to venture out. in north carolina some brave souls headed to a farmers market in durham. one man said he was so cold he couldn't get the money out of his pocket. not even hot chocolate could warm him up. in maine, the problem there was the snow, most of the state got a foot or more, portland got away with a measly eight inches. snowy roads are making it tough to drive on. plows are out in the highways and in town everyone is trying to get a jump on the clean-up. >>> it looks nice there. check out another post card scene. this one near boston. the boardwalk. in the town of hull. on bo
. >>> high winds and freezing temperatures are making for miserable situations in washington. a wind gust took out this giant tree and power lines there. crews spent yesterday trying to repair the damage. the downed power lines caused a minor power outage but customers there quickly got back on line. >>> we're not the only ones getting hammered by the cold arctic winds. all up and down the east coast people are braving bone-chilling temperatures and many folks opted to stay...
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> i have been following politics and writing about politics for over 50 years, even before i got to washington. it is an addiction. >> charlie: and reporting is an addiction for you. >> it is. it's fun to find something out that other people don't know. printing it. a lot of people say that this book -- they're amazed at how many facts in there i tell about myself and the things usually you don't put in -- journalists don't put in their memoirs and i say that was my style. >> charlie: what was the hardest thing to put in here? >> i think the most difficult thing was to put in the mistakes i have made -- >> charlie: what was the biggest one in your judgment? we couldo through all of them but what's the biggest one in your judgment? >> it may not sound like much but such an embarrassment when chuck colson got me to write a column about suing "time" magazine for reporting that he was involved in the watergate burglary, and i was -- that was my weakness. it's been my weakness. i am so desirous of getting a scoop that sometimes i will grasp at something that a column shouldn't have been written. >>
> i have been following politics and writing about politics for over 50 years, even before i got to washington. it is an addiction. >> charlie: and reporting is an addiction for you. >> it is. it's fun to find something out that other people don't know. printing it. a lot of people say that this book -- they're amazed at how many facts in there i tell about myself and the things usually you don't put in -- journalists don't put in their memoirs and i say that was my style....
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washington would go on to win. two days later in d krfrment, 94-91. >> phil: what a shot that was. >> steve: we are tied for the 14th time, 68 apiece. steve buckhantz, phil chenier and our comcast sportsnet crew. that was not an easy shot, is it, phil? 689 no, it's not. he had andray blatche tracking him down but could not get a reach to get a piece that have. had some reverse english on that ball. >> steve: he has made five in a rowand has 19 points. randy foye answers. >> phil: you know, he realizes that brad miller not one of those shot blockers that has this team no. 1. >> steve: tied at 70, 2:07 to play, 10 points for randy foye. blatche guarding miller. rose hesitates, puts it up, knocked out of bounds by foye with four seconds to shoot. good defensive play 689 yeah, like i said, i think this is a good match-up and certainly good for foye, who continues to get better, continues to get more confidence, equally strong and that time gets the block on derrick rose. >> steve: hinrich penetrates, will not count. >>
washington would go on to win. two days later in d krfrment, 94-91. >> phil: what a shot that was. >> steve: we are tied for the 14th time, 68 apiece. steve buckhantz, phil chenier and our comcast sportsnet crew. that was not an easy shot, is it, phil? 689 no, it's not. he had andray blatche tracking him down but could not get a reach to get a piece that have. had some reverse english on that ball. >> steve: he has made five in a rowand has 19 points. randy foye answers....
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the clerk: washington, d.c, january 19, 2010. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby air.int the honorable benjamin . ca signed: robert c. byrd, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. january 20, store. >> "washington journal"store. continues. host: peter deshazo is at >> host: peter is the director for the americas program at the center for strategic a this is a headline from monday's "new york times." u.s. role in haiti after the crisis. and it >> host: how do you strike the right balance? >> guest: the right balance is giving enough support to one the haitian people and two the haitian government that they can eventually handle the affairs of their country on their own without being overbearing. it's a difficult challenge. you're standing up basically a country that has started over and over again to try to build the most basic institutions in government. and to build an economy that'
the clerk: washington, d.c, january 19, 2010. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby air.int the honorable benjamin . ca signed: robert c. byrd, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. january 20, store. >> "washington journal"store. continues. host: peter deshazo is at >> host: peter is the director for the americas program at the...
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by twice as much in places like washington, nebraska and connecticut. by three times as much of virginia, mississippi and utah. four times as much in minnesota and south carolina. six times as much in alabama. a round of our nation, states have closed parks, stiffed vendors, throwing people off medicaid, stopped plowing snow and released thousands of dangerous criminals from prison early. overnight last night, the citizens of iowa were protected by seven state troopers tool. we have donner none of those things and don't intend to. the saddest of all, our sister states at least 40 of them are doing the worst thing possible in times like these. they are raising taxes. adding to the burden on families already in distressed and making their economic climate even less attractive to new jobs than they were before. michigan, wisconsin, new jersey, at least 11 more of raised income taxes. ohio, oregon, minnesota and 30 more have raised gas taxes. many states have raised multiple taxes at the same time. i hope you will join me in saying to night to the people fo
by twice as much in places like washington, nebraska and connecticut. by three times as much of virginia, mississippi and utah. four times as much in minnesota and south carolina. six times as much in alabama. a round of our nation, states have closed parks, stiffed vendors, throwing people off medicaid, stopped plowing snow and released thousands of dangerous criminals from prison early. overnight last night, the citizens of iowa were protected by seven state troopers tool. we have donner none...
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and only because of extra parliamentary pressures such as the randolph threat for the march on washington that these things were change. a threat that the communist party opposed because it went with the war effort. you have a situation in today's terms it is difficult to understand how reactionary much of the country was, what a difficult time roosevelt had. and of course, his own reluctance in many instances to do, in retrospect, we wish he would have done. . . . . >> nobody had knowledge of somebody who read any of the other huge language papers. so either they didn't know, they didn't ask but they didn't feel they could run the stories. in spite of the fact that pm and other aspects had an extremely good record. they were extremely critical of the french could have a whole series of cartoons here attacking and so on. at a time when the american government was still dealing with these people, accepting them, had diplomatic relations and so on. when roosevelt was still hoping to persuade the d.c. french to work on his behalf when they were totally under german control. when the american
and only because of extra parliamentary pressures such as the randolph threat for the march on washington that these things were change. a threat that the communist party opposed because it went with the war effort. you have a situation in today's terms it is difficult to understand how reactionary much of the country was, what a difficult time roosevelt had. and of course, his own reluctance in many instances to do, in retrospect, we wish he would have done. . . . . >> nobody had...
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the clerk: washington, d.c, january 20, 2010. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable tom udall, a senator from the state of new mexico, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, presidet pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: following leader remarks, the senate will proceed to a period of morning business for one hour with senators allowed to speak for up to ten minutes each. the time will be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. following that morning business, the senate will proceed to executive session to consider the nomination of beverly baldwin martin of georgia to be a united states circuit judge for the 11th circuit. debate on the nomination is limited to one hour, equally divided and controlled between senators leahy and sessions or their designees. upon the use or yielding back of the time, the senate will proc
the clerk: washington, d.c, january 20, 2010. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable tom udall, a senator from the state of new mexico, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, presidet pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: following leader remarks, the senate will proceed to a period of morning business for one hour with...
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i bet they can hear this sharing of the way in washington, d.c. -- charing all the way in washington, d.c. >> [cheering] >> thank you. thank you. yes, i did this morning. thank you. i hope they are playing close attention. tonight the independent voice in massachusetts has spoken. from spring killed two cape cod, the voters decided toe odds. we have delivered a great victory. i think the people of massachusetts for electing me as your next united states senator. >> [cheering] >[ chanting "41"] >> everyday i hold this office, i will give that is all inmates to serve you well and make you proud. -- all in me to serve you well and make you proud. i will never -- thank you. while the honor is mine, the senate seat belongs to no one person or political party. as i have said before, this is the people's seat. >> [chatning "people's seat"] >> thank you very much. i spoke to the center. he has completed his work as the senator. i spoke to him. he is very gracious. he welcomes me as soon as i can get there. i want to thank him from the bottom of my heart. >> [chanting indiscriminately] >> i wa
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i was getting up in the morning at 5:00 on the sunnyside of washington and outside of new york. and it was in a cargo into the airport and people say do i sense a little accent? [laughter] in the art they know that i am not from new york that out from a kitchen that it does not exist anymore. from texas a balky and he said how long have you been here? it and i said the country's six or seven years. and you still speak like that. [laughter] ninth eight tata i would do anything because if i came to this country and worked for the bank or if the public deli your supermarket maybe buy now when i do the books i always look light galileo were a year or something and this alone and draw and time has moved again. i think what happens in my book i cannot quite express myself so once things are headed in the picture. of course, i would like people to open the book and find out for themselves what they see in the picture but we wanted the books to go out and promote the books and show people what you meant by each picture. but it would not be interesting enough if i just speaks so for be t
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of my rabbi in this thing going into the pundit -- and he said, "you know, you're well connected in washington. youhave been working around." throw in a little piece of information into a coln that nobody ee has and don't put it in the lead. that's what porters do. slip it in the bottom somewhere. throw it away. it will get noticed. then people will hav to read the column. it took me a while toet that idea across. but nowhat i try to writes opinionated rorting or informed cmentary where i don't justuck my thumbnd stare at the wall d come up with somethi but -- d don't compete wi the times reporters for storie if i s story, i'll turn it over to them. but at t same time, you can pickp a piecef informati a dinner party or pick up the phone and get something that brings a column to lif >> firstcustomer, i you can use that word, i hadas goering, a he was infamous for inmidating and interrting the interpreters and sure enough, he interrted me, and colonel eamon, who was the chief prosecutor ocrime incorporad re in brooklyn said to me, "don't let this turkey interpt you." so he put me on t spot, and
of my rabbi in this thing going into the pundit -- and he said, "you know, you're well connected in washington. youhave been working around." throw in a little piece of information into a coln that nobody ee has and don't put it in the lead. that's what porters do. slip it in the bottom somewhere. throw it away. it will get noticed. then people will hav to read the column. it took me a while toet that idea across. but nowhat i try to writes opinionated rorting or informed cmentary...
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but the public schools in washington, d.c. spend twice, three times as much per pupil as some of the inner-city catholic schools with worse results. .. anybody who believes they are created with taxpayer support, one of the insanities of the obama administration is i don't know if you've heard that we have that the state, right. it's a $1.24 trillion this year. it is a nightmare in the obama administration provide maybe 20% increase in funding for the national for the arts. try to imagine what kind of person and as he says i to listen to music. i want to go to place. i want to read books that are government supported. i mean, first of all, none of the most popular or esteemed or worthwhile work would fall into that category. the truth is the profit system works better because the profit system encourages good behavior and morality. and i conclude my book with that argument. if you are in business to make a profit, you must take other people into account. you can't order them around. you can't disregard them. you will lose mone
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let's check in to see what the shows are working on for this week. >> good morning, washington. coming up at 10:00 on the chris matthews show, happy new year. we'll look at what barack obama's resolutions might look like. how's he going to fight the story lines critics are using against him? how will he fight the suggestions that he's too cerebral, an egotist, and too worried about the rest of the world than our own country? plus, some big predictions for 2010. all coming up at 10:00. and for a look at what's coming up on meet t"meet the press," h david gregory. >> a new year and new fears about terrorism. how safe are we here at home? we'll talk live to the president's top counterterrorism adviser, john brennan. than an exclusive interview with the former director of the cia, michael hayden, and former secretary of homeland security, michael chertoff. plus, our political roundtable weighs in on the year ahead for the obama administration. it's all this morning on "meet the press." >>> do you find it hard to lose weight because you're always hungry? well, hunger is natural. it's
let's check in to see what the shows are working on for this week. >> good morning, washington. coming up at 10:00 on the chris matthews show, happy new year. we'll look at what barack obama's resolutions might look like. how's he going to fight the story lines critics are using against him? how will he fight the suggestions that he's too cerebral, an egotist, and too worried about the rest of the world than our own country? plus, some big predictions for 2010. all coming up at 10:00. and...
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a lot of folks that are knowledgeable of the revolution and understand the role, people like washington and jefferson and such, but militarily speaking virginias role was gigantic and huge. even though when you look for battlefields and you look for key advance you don't find many except at the end and yorktown. nevertheless virginia served everywhere from canada all the way down to georgia on battlefields throughout and there were a huge part of their american army including out west so they play a crucial role in the war and, of course, in the revolutions and this is something in my research for other books i have been learning more about the revolution was in just the word from 1775 through 81 or so but also a lot of events that led up prior 276 days and virginia played a prior role in the opposition to policy in britain that led two ultimately combat in 1775 so we played a leading role politically speaking and, of course, militarily speaking. >> had to come up with the title for the book? >> the title was something i came across about five years ago when i was doing research on my f
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but, it would that be only washington dc. i don't know what happened to the cia, all of these things. i am asking you to be a little patience with haiti, but having said so, i think ambassador noriega said something in his introduction that is fitting. haitians are very resilient i even see a silver lining in what happened on january 12th. on april 30th, 2004 i wrote a column for the now defunct new york sun, and i had one phrase there, a sentence, port-au-prince is a mammoth catastrophe waiting to happen. i made that comment because coming from the air in the american airlines, i was looking at the city, the that i had left 13 years earlier and i saw all of these match boxes over the hills. and, the mountain is the backdrop to port-au-prince mount hospital was disfigured, and i wrote to, unless something is done immediately, big chunks of this city will be gone into the caribbean sea. at the time i did not see an earthquake. haiti, being in the hurricane ali, i saw a major hurricane that would have wiped all of these flimsy
but, it would that be only washington dc. i don't know what happened to the cia, all of these things. i am asking you to be a little patience with haiti, but having said so, i think ambassador noriega said something in his introduction that is fitting. haitians are very resilient i even see a silver lining in what happened on january 12th. on april 30th, 2004 i wrote a column for the now defunct new york sun, and i had one phrase there, a sentence, port-au-prince is a mammoth catastrophe...
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washington post live weekend returns. the images from haiti are heart-breaking-- homes, hospitals, and schools destroyed; families searching for loved ones; parents trying to feed their children. but we can all do something. we can help the american red cross as it delivers the food, water, and medicine that can save lives. donate $10 by texting "haiti" to 9-0-9-9-9. visit redcross.org or call 1-800-red-cross. thanks for your help. >>> it is january you can feel the madness intensifying to the surprising cavs and this area is booming. and breaking down the area teams. >>> you know hoops in the area you grew up around here. virginia is doing it and we'll see about maryland. this is hard to beat. >> no question. and i think they have a chance to make the tournament, that will make it happy. i owe it. >> and a couple with the terps and to help themselves, they got cincinnati and wisconsin in the early season tournament and a lot to william and mary. it's not that bad. how do they shake it up. what do they do in conference pl
washington post live weekend returns. the images from haiti are heart-breaking-- homes, hospitals, and schools destroyed; families searching for loved ones; parents trying to feed their children. but we can all do something. we can help the american red cross as it delivers the food, water, and medicine that can save lives. donate $10 by texting "haiti" to 9-0-9-9-9. visit redcross.org or call 1-800-red-cross. thanks for your help. >>> it is january you can feel the madness...
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we gathered them in a room in washington. and we said to them, what we don't want to happen is -- we use the taxpayer money to get high-speed rail going and then we have equipment built somewhere else. we want it built in america by american workers. [applause] >> so we have companies from other countries, france, spain, germany and asia in america today looking at facilities. looking at opportunities where our train sets and our infrastructure can be built in america. and it will be. and it'll be using our workers who know how to manufacture. and that will be a real boon, i think, to our economy and send a good message that our people know how to -- you know, how to build trains. and also the infrastructure for that. so we're just at the starting point. but the future is very bright for this. >> yeah. i've got three grandchildren i'll just leave with this. and i know that they'll be in their productive years in the 40s and 50s. and if we don't get started now -- and we appreciate the beginnings, the strong beginnings of the
we gathered them in a room in washington. and we said to them, what we don't want to happen is -- we use the taxpayer money to get high-speed rail going and then we have equipment built somewhere else. we want it built in america by american workers. [applause] >> so we have companies from other countries, france, spain, germany and asia in america today looking at facilities. looking at opportunities where our train sets and our infrastructure can be built in america. and it will be. and...
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host: this is from "the washington post." like the brown campaign, coakley's operation grown in hasty formation. detroit, a gene on the democrat line. your thoughts this morning -- jeanne. caller: house and people forget. it took years for us to get into the position they were in, and it started with president reagan and the deregulation and the changes that they made in the tax code that took away the interest deduction, how they gave money to the rich believing in the trickle-down effect, how it was the republicans who drafted naphtha under bush i, president clinton signed into law but it was the republicans brought that about. i watched -- they have been against working class people and anyone who believes that the republican people care about working class people is sadly mistaken. greta, one other thing. i know the republicans claim to be the moral authority and have watched the laws they passed and listen to the caller's talking about individualism and to me their philosophy is more of what jesus described as scribes an
host: this is from "the washington post." like the brown campaign, coakley's operation grown in hasty formation. detroit, a gene on the democrat line. your thoughts this morning -- jeanne. caller: house and people forget. it took years for us to get into the position they were in, and it started with president reagan and the deregulation and the changes that they made in the tax code that took away the interest deduction, how they gave money to the rich believing in the trickle-down...
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and on "washington journal" we'll look at the terrorist threat and the government protests in iran and the hivetry and role of the federal reserve. >> several events to tell about today on c-span. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen, speaks at the washington center for interns on the role of the military. that's at 10:00 a.m. eastern. at noon eastern, a discussion of conflict in the developing world hosted by the wilson center and catholic relief services. and we'll be live from the national archives at 7:00 p.m. eastern for a discussion of president nixon's meeting with elvis presley in 1970. the photo of the two together is the most requested photo from the archives. >> i'm always concerned about the potential unforeseen consequences, unintended consequences of new regulations. new regulations or regulations of any kind act as a tax. when you tax or regulate something, you tend to get less of it. you tend to diminish it. >> this weekend on "the communicators" republican f.c.c. commissioner robert mcdowell on efforts to create a national broad band plan, net
and on "washington journal" we'll look at the terrorist threat and the government protests in iran and the hivetry and role of the federal reserve. >> several events to tell about today on c-span. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen, speaks at the washington center for interns on the role of the military. that's at 10:00 a.m. eastern. at noon eastern, a discussion of conflict in the developing world hosted by the wilson center and catholic relief...
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i had covered in washington as a white house correspondent for the "washington post" and to understand how the fissile material, the passage in the chemicals not so widely spread. and in the process of the research, i got very lucky one day. i discovered the papers from the kremlin of the college the nebbish vitae. mr. could type with a professional staff member who passed away in 2001 boat doing my research i found he had left behind a large amount of documents from the time he served unessential member on the staff ready with on the defense department which was responsible for the entire industrial military complex. and mr. katayev was one of those fellows who lived by the power of his pencil and it's been. he filled dozens of large note works with notes every day of technical details, think that it happened in the kremlin, arms control, weapons decision. and what is so fascinating about this archive, which will be available publicly to everybody at the hoover institution is that you get an inside view of some of the most important renting points and decisions of soviet arms control,
i had covered in washington as a white house correspondent for the "washington post" and to understand how the fissile material, the passage in the chemicals not so widely spread. and in the process of the research, i got very lucky one day. i discovered the papers from the kremlin of the college the nebbish vitae. mr. could type with a professional staff member who passed away in 2001 boat doing my research i found he had left behind a large amount of documents from the time he...
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washington obviously is the most important figure of the period. in the 1790s, without him the nation would have fallen apart. he was the embodiment of the union. people had no loyalty to the united states. it is comparable to europe today. they're trying to build loyalty to something called europe. is very difficult. people are loyal to germany, france, ireland but this thing called europe, that is the problem they faced. how can you wean them from their royalty? citizens of massachusetts for 120 years or so, how can you wean them from that loyalty to of virginia or massachusetts? and turn them to the union? washington stood for the unions so they could look up to him as a clause i mark. they had been under a monarch's their whole lives so it was likely to look to someone like washington who stood for the united states, the country itself couldn't attract that kind of loyalty. that is his claim to fame. he had an enormous amount of charisma. he had a standing with the people that no president, no subsequent president had. he was the only president
washington obviously is the most important figure of the period. in the 1790s, without him the nation would have fallen apart. he was the embodiment of the union. people had no loyalty to the united states. it is comparable to europe today. they're trying to build loyalty to something called europe. is very difficult. people are loyal to germany, france, ireland but this thing called europe, that is the problem they faced. how can you wean them from their royalty? citizens of massachusetts for...